geselligen

[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩]

/[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“geselligen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,083
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig

Corpus desk

Index DE-geselligen · geselligen · German

geselligen · rank #33,083 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,083
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geselle

Nearest frequency peer: Geselle (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „geselligen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „geselligen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

geselligen vs Gesellen
70% similar
geselligen vs gesellig
80% similar
geselligen vs gesellige
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for geselligen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeselligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,083
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geselligen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).geselligenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Geselle“ (#33,082), „Gesetzbuch“ (#33,084), „geschwungen“ (#33,081). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geselligen“ bei #33,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around geselligen (IPA [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,083 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for geselligen, with forms such as "egselligen", "geeslligen", and "geseligen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Gesellen", "gesellig", "gesellige", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geselligen, spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egselligen
  • geeslligen
  • geseligen
  • geselilgen
  • gesellgien
  • geselliegn
  • geselligenn
  • geselliggen
  • geselligne
  • gesleligen
  • gesselligen
  • ggeselligen
  • gseelligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geselligen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

egselligen2geeslligen2geseligen1geselilgen2gesellgien2geselliegn2geselligenn1geselliggen1
Edit distance from "geselligen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geselligen"?
"geselligen" is spelled G-E-S-E-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩].
What does "geselligen" mean?
As an adjective, "geselligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesellig
What words are commonly confused with "geselligen"?
"geselligen" is commonly confused with "Gesellen", "gesellig", "gesellige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geselligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geselligen" is [ɡəˈzɛlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geselligen" come from?
"geselligen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "geselligen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gesetzbuch#33,084Gottheiten#33,091hervorging#33,108hervorruft#33,109

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

gleichauf13 variantsgehorcht13 variantsflüssiges13 variantsimposante13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list